Swift Current 4 @Regina 1 Stuart Skinner showed his value this weekend. In a home-and-home his Swift Current Broncos (35-12-3-1) had with the Regina Pats (25-22-5-0), the 19-year-old goalie stopped 63 of 65 total shots and led the Broncos to all four points in a tight East Division race. Coming […]
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Americans knock off Chiefs; Rasmussen has 3 points in return
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans’ (24-16-7-0, 55 pts.) fans cheered louder than they have in quite some time when it was announced that power forward Michael Rasmussen would be the starting center in tonight’s matchup with the Spokane Chiefs (26-19-2-2, 56 pts.). Rasmussen had been sidelined since mid-December with a […]
WHL recap: Fonteyne leads Everett by Seattle; Raiders and Royals net wins
Prince Albert 6 Prince George 2 Kody McDonald had to have this game circled on the calendar. A few weeks after being traded from the Prince George Cougars (18-24-3), his former team rolled into the Art Hauser Centre to take on his Prince Albert Raiders (19-20-7-2). McDonald exacted some revenge on the […]
Don Hay hits 742 as Blazers take out Winterhawks 5-2
Blazers win 5-2 for their 4th straight victory!! Head Coach Don Hay goes for the record tomorrow night at Home vs. Portland! pic.twitter.com/HGbo4dryni — Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) January 27, 2018 There have many big wins in Kamloops Blazers Head Coach Don Hay’s career over the Portland Winterhawks. A certain playoff […]
Nolan Volcan and Seattle riding high with five-game winning streak
It took 238 games in the WHL, but Nolan Volcan finally got his first career WHL hat trick. It came against the B.C. Division leading Kelowna Rockets on January 19th. Volcan, who is having a career season with 24 goals and 29 assists for 53 points, got his third on […]
Dorrin Luding leading Seattle to quality wins
A lot of goalies would struggle when placed into the situation that Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Dorrin Luding was placed in last week. After Matt Berlin was traded away and Liam Hughes was on the wrong end of a collision with Portland Winterhawks forward Skyler McKenzie, Luding was elevated to starter […]
WHL recap: Weatherill shuts out the Giants
Spokane 5 @Vancouver 0 The Vancouver Giants (25-16-4-3) have struggled as of late at scoring on home ice. The Langley Events Centre, where they are 13-9-1-1 has not had the chance to play the Giants goal song for two straight games now. The shutout streak on home ice for the Giants […]
WHL recap: Thunderbirds win another in the shootout; Chiefs double up Broncos
Seattle 6 Brandon 5 (SO) Things looked bleak on Tuesday night for the Seattle Thunderbirds (25-16-4-2). They were down 4-1 to the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings (28-15-3-2) halfway through regulation. Leave it to a 16-year-old defenseman and a well-travelled 19-year-old to change all that. Jake Lee scored his third of the year with […]
WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]
Remaining Schedule
Remaining Schedule (as of January 22) It’s time to look at each teams’ remaining schedule. Strength of remaining schedule is a report from WHL Stats Pro at the DubNetwork in which they use their own unique special formula that is different from just adding up the opposition’s winning percentages. […]